1988 Huffy vs 2020 Cannondale
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1988 Huffy vs 2020 Cannondale
I do enjoy these videos, but find it funny that they always complain about the 39/21 (or whatever is on the bike) low gear. As if you cannot swap a freewheel or cassette...
**SPOILER** The Huffy beats the Cannondale to the top showing you red bikes (or partially red) are indeed faster.
https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/...hHOHEifQ%3D%3D
**SPOILER** The Huffy beats the Cannondale to the top showing you red bikes (or partially red) are indeed faster.
https://www.theproscloset.com/blogs/...hHOHEifQ%3D%3D
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Well, a Ben Serotta "Huffy". Yeah, looks like swapping freewheels and adjusting a bottom bracket are outside his wrenching skillset. He looks old enough to have ridden a bike without disc brakes but he seems pretty nervous about his Dura Ace rim brakes. I'll bet that bike goes downhill very nicely.
My Tommasini is one of my fastest climbing bikes but I think part of it is with a 42 small ring, I either have to go uphill kind of fast or walk.
My Tommasini is one of my fastest climbing bikes but I think part of it is with a 42 small ring, I either have to go uphill kind of fast or walk.
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I should have said Serotta, but assumed everyone would know. Yes, he does mention brakes in the other vintage videos as well. David Phinney descended on one of those bikes. I'm pretty sure he did it faster than anyone one riding one now. I figure if the brakes were ok for him, they are more than enough for me.
The video inspired me to take this out for a short jaunt tonight. I never even used the 39/21 (of course, I rode just over 1/10th their distance with none of their climbing...)
The video inspired me to take this out for a short jaunt tonight. I never even used the 39/21 (of course, I rode just over 1/10th their distance with none of their climbing...)
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I guess no one told this guy that the 7400 series dura ace can handle 26 teeth in the rear.
beautiful bike
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I got a chuckle out of the one rider describing the Huffy as "It feels like a race bike." Um, because it is a race bike? "Feels a bit stiffer [than normal/others]." No kidding! It's as if it's a race bike!
He can also go and tell Ben Serotta that his bike's handling/geometry feels iffy on descents, because Serottas, as we all know, have flawed geometry and crashed all the time in the Tour and the Giro. Get real.
He did truck it up a bunch of long and steep climbs over 100 miles in a 39-21, and out of the saddle a lot (lower back hates that), so he's legit there. I can confirm the lack of fun that is a 42-21 low in grind mode up a gradient steeper than 5%.
Always good to see those old war horses out on the road--they're bikes, meant to be ridden! I understand the "frozen in time" comparison of new and old, but some 7403 dual-pivot side pull calipers with modern pads, and a 13-26T cassette would address its era-specific setup while remaining well within its period in time. And that's not even considering putting a full complement of R8000 or R9100 on it and remedying everything completely.
I like the new SuperSix for a number of aesthetic reasons, with the main one being Cannondale keeping the tubing slender. Lugged steel always looks cool against its modern carbon brethren. And for its part, a modern carbon race bike, among a fleet of steel, looks every part the apex predator that it is.
He can also go and tell Ben Serotta that his bike's handling/geometry feels iffy on descents, because Serottas, as we all know, have flawed geometry and crashed all the time in the Tour and the Giro. Get real.
He did truck it up a bunch of long and steep climbs over 100 miles in a 39-21, and out of the saddle a lot (lower back hates that), so he's legit there. I can confirm the lack of fun that is a 42-21 low in grind mode up a gradient steeper than 5%.
Always good to see those old war horses out on the road--they're bikes, meant to be ridden! I understand the "frozen in time" comparison of new and old, but some 7403 dual-pivot side pull calipers with modern pads, and a 13-26T cassette would address its era-specific setup while remaining well within its period in time. And that's not even considering putting a full complement of R8000 or R9100 on it and remedying everything completely.
I like the new SuperSix for a number of aesthetic reasons, with the main one being Cannondale keeping the tubing slender. Lugged steel always looks cool against its modern carbon brethren. And for its part, a modern carbon race bike, among a fleet of steel, looks every part the apex predator that it is.
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I wish he'd just get off the Huffy and hand it over to someone who'd appreciate it for what it is... like me (I mean, it looks my size). I mean, people rode and raced for 50+ years on paves, up mountains, and down inclines before beer can or duct tape frames became "the thing to ride". And I seem to recall them enjoying themselves why they were at it. Just ride the bike... it's not some Herculean effort to ride a steel frame, two by six geared, bicycle.
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I understand they are trying to sell new (used) bikes with these videos. So, some of it may be playing it up for that. Still, I do enjoy the videos and it is good to see them riding these bikes. He did some serious climbs with that gearing.